What color is #6E6F50?

#6E6F50 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6F50?

The RGB value is 110, 111, 80: 110 red, 111 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6F50?

The complementary color is #51506F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6F50 color

#6E6F50 rgb(110, 111, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6F50 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.5% green and 31.4% blue (110, 111, 80).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6E6F50 color codes

HEX	`#6E6F50`
RGB	`rgb(110, 111, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, -5.93, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 18.19, 109.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 15.263, 9.819)`
Decimal	`7237456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6F50, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E6F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E6F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6f50; }
.text { color: #6e6f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 111 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6f50, #5f6f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6F50?: #6E6F50 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6F50?: The RGB value is 110, 111, 80: 110 red, 111 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6F50?: The complementary color is #51506F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.